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GUEST SPEAKER - FRANK ASHBOURNE

Updated: May 31



Sales director head of design for The south sea bubble limited 1969

-First company to make colour jeans in black, ochre, rose, khaki

Jeans Made in hong kong


Shirts made in portugal 

UK too expensive and people were manufacturing wary about it going down hill and getting behind it 


1972 nicola Stoodley 

Alternative shirt company


Colin Bennett designer

re washed pre faded denim wear


Eric Swain photographer


Plaza - with Antony Price -shop on kings road

neck lines 1973


Cap sleeve 

1974-1977 flocked design


mpossible neckline with mesh and lace


Zips and buckles 

Neal kirk photographer


Small factory in london 

1977-1980


Frank started a new brand Secret ingredient - shop on kings road


Select models 


oversized style coming in


Frank started a new brand big fish

Oversized and also made a brand called Man kind- Tavernity 


Sub brand Spaghetti Western 


He made a sub brand Nasty in london


Frank made t shirts and sweatshirts for Russel athletic in his factory he built in lithuania 


Basic thinking



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